You were rear-ended on the Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County eight months ago. Your neck and lower back haven't been the same since. The MRI shows two herniated discs, your orthopedist has restricted your work duties, and you still can't lift your toddler without sharp pain shooting down your leg. Then a letter arrives from the defense lawyer scheduling you for an independent medical examination with a doctor you've never met, in an office in a strip mall off Veterans